Trial of Aquilegia 2003-2003
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Trial of Aquilegia 2003-2003 Objective: To demonstrate and assess the habit and flowering performance of a range of Aquilegia grown from seed for garden decoration. Entries: 96 entries were submitted in the trial including 16 mixtures submitted by various seed companies in the UK and worldwide. Cultivation: Seed was sown in early June 2002 under glass into pans using modular compost (suitable for seed sowing and young plants). (The A. vulgaris types were sown in the 3rd week April and then resown in mid May due to poor germination). The pans were covered with 2mm fine vermiculite, drenched with Revive at a concentration of 1ml/l [a soil treatment of natural micro organisms which suppresses soil borne plant diseases] and germinated at 20°C under mist. The seedlings were pricked out into modules, using modular compost, drenched with Revive and liquid fed at each watering with a 3:1:3 fertiliser at a concentration of 1:200. The plants were potted on into 1L pots (the Cameo Series into smaller 9cm pots) using a growing-on compost (similar to a multipurpose compost) and were placed outside for the summer. Whilst in trays/ pots the plants were drenched with an insecticide and regularly sprayed to control powdery mildew, initially using fungicidal protectants and then fungicidal eradicants as required. 20 plants of each single colour entry and 40 plants of each mixed colour entry were planted out on 08 October 2002 with 45 cm between plants and 45 cm between entries. The smaller entries such as Cameo Series and Fantasy Series were planted with 30 cm between plants and 30 cm between entries. Records: A record was made of the date when 50% of an entry was flowering. Judging: Members of the Floral Trials Sub-committee inspected the trial on 14 April, 14 May, 28 May, 05 June, and 17 June 2003 and recommended the Award of Garden Merit to 8 cultivars based on the following criteria: habit : health : floriferousness : colour Findings: The Floral Trials Subcommittee was delighted at the success of this trial and agreed it was the finest trial of its sort. The subject lent itself well to such a demonstration, being an early flowering herbaceous plant, with good height and colour range. It was recommended that the next Aquilegia trial should be held over three years so that it could be judged over two flowering seasons and perenniality could be established. It should also include more species. Nomenclature: Establishing the correct names of the entries proved to be very difficult. Many of the cultivars and series are raised by one company and then introduced, often under different names, by one or several other companies over a short period. By establishing which names were published first, and considering the originator's intended names, we have resolved them as far as possible. The Subcommittee were of the opinion that the low-growing Cameo Series and Fantasy Series (Aquilegia flabellata) did not perform at all well in the open ground on the trials field and probably were better suited for pot cultivation. Award Correct Name Flower Colour Seed Trial Sender Name entered as (if significantly different) Foliage Colour if other than green No. (Raiser - if known by sender) Dwarf varieties: Spacing 30cm × 30cm Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Blue and White' (Cameo Series) Blue & white Hybrid 11 Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH (Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH) Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Blush' (Cameo Series) Blush Hybrid 10 Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH (Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH) Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Pink and White' (Cameo Series) Pink & white Hybrid 8 Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH (Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH) Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Rose and White' (Cameo Series) Rose & white Hybrid 9 Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH (Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH) Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo White' (Cameo Series) White Hybrid 7 Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH (Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH) Aquilegia flabellata Cameo Series, mixed Mixture Hybrid 12 Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH (Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH) Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy Blue' (Fantasy Series) Blue F1 4 Samuel Yates Limited Aquilegia 'Fantasy Blue' (Fantasy Series) (Sakata) Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy Deep Purple' (Fantasy Series) Deep purple F1 5 Samuel Yates Limited Aquilegia 'Fantasy Deep Purple' (Fantasy Series) (Sakata) Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy Light Salmon' (Fantasy Series) Light salmon F1 2 Samuel Yates Limited Aquilegia 'Fantasy Light Salmon' (Fantasy Series) (Sakata) Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy Pink' (Fantasy Series) Pink F1 3 Samuel Yates Limited Aquilegia 'Fantasy Pink' (Fantasy Series) (Sakata) Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy White' (Fantasy Series) White F1 1 Samuel Yates Limited Aquilegia 'Fantasy White' (Fantasy Series) (Sakata) Aquilegia flabellata Fantasy Series, mixed Mixture OP 6 Thompson & Morgan Aquilegia caerulea 'Dwarf Fantasy Mixed' (Sakata) Intermediate and tall varieties: Spacing 45cm × 45cm Aquilegia buergeriana 'Calimero' Purple & yellow OP 13 Mr Fothergills Seeds Ltd. (Jellito Staudensamen) Aquilegia canadensis - needs a cultivar name, as it is a good selection. Red spurs, lemon yellow flowers, OP 61 E W King & Co Limited Aquilegia canadensis pink hoods. AGM (H4) 03 Aquilegia chrysantha 'Yellow Queen' Yellow OP 77 Thompson & Morgan Entered as Aquilegia chrysantha 'Yellow Star' (Kieft Seeds Holland) Aquilegia 'Danish Dwarf' Scarlet & white OP 59 Thompson & Morgan (K. Sahin, Zaden B.V.) Aquilegia 'Fairytale Blue' (Fairytale Series) Blue F1 16 Samuel Yates Limited (Sakata) Aquilegia 'Fairytale Sky Blue' (Fairytale Series) Sky Blue F1 15 Samuel Yates Limited (Sakata) Aquilegia 'Fairytale Violet' (Fairytale Series) Violet F1 17 Samuel Yates Limited (Sakata) Aquilegia 'Langdon's Rainbow' Mixture OP 83 K. Sahin, Zaden B.V. Award Correct Name Flower Colour Seed Trial Sender Name entered as (if significantly different) Foliage Colour if other than green No. (Raiser - if known by sender) Aquilegia McKana Group, giant Mixture OP 84 E W King & Co Limited Aquilegia 'McKana's Improved Giants' (McKana Group) Mixture OP 85 K. Sahin, Zaden B.V. Aquilegia McKana's long-spurred hybrids (McKana Group) Mixture OP 87 Unwins Seeds Limited (yellows, reds, pinks & whites) Aquilegia 'Olympia Rot-Gold' (Olympia Series) Red & gold F1 53 Three Counties Nurseries Aquilegia 'Kansas' (State series) aka 'Olympia Red \ Gold' (Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH) Aquilegia 'Origami Blue and White' (Origami Series) Blue & white F1 24 Three Counties Nurseries Aquilegia 'Adonis Blue' (Butterfly Series) (Goldsmith Seeds Inc.) Aquilegia 'Origami Blue and White' (Origami Series) Blue & white F1 30 Goldsmith Seeds Inc. (Todd Perkins) Aquilegia 'Origami Pink and White' (Origami Series) Pink & white F1 27 Goldsmith Seeds Inc. (Todd Perkins) Aquilegia 'Origami Red and White' (Origami Series) Red & white F1 23 Three Counties Nurseries Aquilegia 'Red Admiral' (Butterfly Series) (Goldsmith Seeds Inc.) AGM (H4) 03 Aquilegia 'Origami Rose and White' (Origami Series) Deep rose & white F1 22 Three Counties Nurseries Aquilegia 'Crenis Rosa' (Butterfly Series) (Goldsmith Seeds Inc.) AGM (H4) 03 Aquilegia 'Origami Rose and White' (Origami Series) Deep rose & white F1 21 Three Counties Nurseries Incorrectly entered as Aquilegia 'Painted Lady' (Butterfly Series) (Goldsmith Seeds Inc.) Aquilegia 'Origami White' (Origami Series) White F1 19 Three Counties Nurseries Aquilegia 'White Admiral' (Butterfly Series) (Goldsmith Seeds Inc.) Aquilegia 'Origami White' (Origami Series) White F1 25 Goldsmith Seeds Inc. (Todd Perkins) AGM (H4) 03 Aquilegia 'Origami Yellow' (Origami Series) Yellow F1 20 Three Counties Nurseries Aquilegia 'Brimstone Yellow' (Butterfly Series) (Goldsmith Seeds Inc.) AGM (H4) 03 Aquilegia 'Origami Yellow' (Origami Series) Yellow F1 26 Goldsmith Seeds Inc. (Todd Perkins) Aquilegia 'Blue Bird' (Songbird Series) Light blue & white F1 47 Ball Colegrave (Pan American Seed) AGM (H4) 03 Aquilegia 'Chaffinch' (Songbird Series) Rose pink & soft yellow F1 54 Three Counties Nurseries Incorrectly entered as Aquilegia 'Montana' (State Series) (Pan American Seed) AGM (H4) 03 Aquilegia 'Chaffinch' (Songbird Series) Rose pink & soft yellow F1 44 Three Counties Nurseries (Pan American Seed) AGM (H4) 03 Aquilegia 'Dove' (Songbird Series) Pure white F1 43 Ball Colegrave (Pan American Seed) Aquilegia 'Robin' (Songbird Series) Rose pink & white F1 45 Ball Colegrave (Pan American Seed) Aquilegia 'Bunting' (Songbird Series) Blue & white F1 48 Ball Colegrave (Pan American Seed) Aquilegia 'Skylark' (Songbird Series) Lavender & white F1 49 Ball Colegrave Incorrectly entered as Aquilegia 'Lavender and White' aka 'Nuthatch' (Songbird (Pan American Seed) Series) Award Correct Name Flower Colour Seed Trial Sender Name entered as (if significantly different) Foliage Colour if other than green No. (Raiser - if known by sender) Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Blue and White' (Spring Magic Series) Blue & white F1 34 Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH (Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH) Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Pink and White' (Spring Magic Series) Pink & white F1 32 Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH (Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH) Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Rose and White' (Spring Magic Series) Rose & white F1 33 Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH (Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH) Aquilegia 'Spring Magic White' (Spring Magic Series) White F1 31 Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH (Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH) Aquilegia Spring Magic Series, mixed Mixture F1 35 Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH (Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH) AGM (H4) 03 Aquilegia 'Alaska' (State Series) White F1 51 Three